Most Popular Movies 1960
This chart shows the 1960 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1960 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1960 - Top 1960 Worldwide
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| à bout de souffle |
| Director: Jean-Luc Godard |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 16, 1960 (Limited) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $425,941 |
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International BO: $166,516 |
Synopsis
Small-time crook Michel steals a car and murders a policeman. While on the run, he reconnects with Patricia, a journalism student living in Paris, and tries to convince her to go on the lam with him.
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| The Magnificent Seven |
| Director: John Sturges |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 12, 1960 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Remake, Foreign-Language Remake, Remade |
| Classification: Based on Movie, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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International BO: $17,235 |
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| The Alamo |
| Director: John Wayne |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 24, 1960 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: War, Classical Western, 1800s, Directing Yourself, Actors Making Their Directorial Debut, Historical Battles, Texas, Family Affair |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $7,900,000 |
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| Spartacus |
| Director: Stanley Kubrick |
| Lead Roles: Kirk Douglas as Spartacus, Laurence Olivier as Marcus Licinius Crassus, Jean Simmons as Varinia, Charles Laughton as Sempronius Gracchus, Peter Ustinov as Lentulus Batiatus, John Gavin as Julius Caesar, Tony Curtis as Antonius |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 7, 1960 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Inspired by a True Story, Historical Drama, Slavery, Revolution, Ancient Rome, Romance, Political, Government Corruption |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $30,000,000 |
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International BO: $30,000,000 |
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| Psycho |
| Director: Alfred Hitchcock |
| Lead Roles: Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates, Janet Leigh as Marion Crane |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 8, 1960 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Surprise Twist, Mental Illness, Hallucinations, Serial Killer, White Collar Crime, Fugitive / On the Run, Cross-Dressing, Psychological Horror |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $32,000,000 |
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International BO: $2,177 |
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| Tormented |
| Director: Bert I. Gordon |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 22, 1960 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Inherit the Wind |
| Director: Stanley Kramer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 7, 1960 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Keywords: Courtroom / Legal Drama, Science vs. Religion, 1920s, Set in Tennessee |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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| Sunrise at Campobello |
| Director: Vincent J. Donehue |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 26, 1960 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |